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what does a cloudy x-ray of a lung mean
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i saw an x-ray of a lung and it had a cloudyness to about 3/4 of it. this person had conjestive heart failure about a year ago. what could this be?

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August 18 11:58 PM (1 hour and 2 minutes and 55 seconds later)
         
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Hi

Cloudiness on the lung revealed on x-ray could mean a lot of things. It could be CHF is still present. It could also mean fibrosis, or scarring.

The best person to ask would be the radiologist who reads the x-ray. Then more diagnostics as ordered.

Hope that helps,

Kerry



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